Ironing-machine



W. H. YERKES.

IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION EILED mman. 1920.

1,362,980, Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INVENTOR.

W. H. YERKES.

IRONING MACHINE.

APPMATION FILED MAR.24. |920.

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Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

INVENTOR, zw'zmfr if )mw jin/my WILMER `H. .YERKESs F PITTSBURGH?, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRONNGr-MAC-IINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 24, 1920. Serial No. 368,347. y f,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that li, WILMER H. YnnKns, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, inthe county of Allegheny and State` of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and 'useful fmprovement's in lfron* ing-Machines, of Which the following is a` specication.

rllhis invention relates to ironing machines, and more particularly to a machine specially adapted to ironing garments and large pieces of Work.

@ne of the main objects of the invention is to provide a machine of the character .stated `of simple construction and operation including a stationary ironing member and means for ironing thearticles over'the same.

Another object is to provide ironing means specially adapted for ironing skirts and similar articles. A further object is to provide means for ironing and supporting large articles in such manner as to avoid necesslty A of folding and consequent creasing of the same. AFurther objects Will appear/from the detailed description.

in the drawings Figure l is a front view of Fig. 2 is a side view. s

Fig. 3 is a top plan View Withthe rack omitted.

the machine.

Fig.` 4 is a side View, with pants omitted,

taken from the side opposite totFig.-3.

Fig; 5 is an end View of the spider. 'v l Fig. 6 is'an end view of the drum, the main iron and associated parts being shown 1n section. c A

Fig. 7 is a diagram of the means for adjusting the iron.

The machine includes a main frame 1 supporting a top plate 2 on which are secured alined standards 3 in which a shaft. 4 is rotatably mounted. A bracket 5l is se-v cured on inner standard 3 and coperates with a bracket 6 at the other endl of platel 2 to support a table 7 adjustably connected' to the brackets by boltsl 8 passing through the table and through slots 9 in the upper ends ofthe bracket.

The inner edge of table 7 isbeveled to l conform substantially to the curvature of a drum 10 secured on shaft 4. As'will be noted more clearly from Fig. 4, the frame ofthe machine adjacent to the outer end of the drum is open thus permitting` ready insertion and removal of articles, such as skirts, onto and from the drum longitudinally thereof. A brace 11 of concave crosssection is secured to the inner standard 3 and extends beneath the drum and about the outer end thereof to support shaft 4 and hold the same against sagging. l@ or ironing unusually long articles, li provide a spider 12 which is adapted to be secured j arms 18 projecting from the inner standard A groove pulleyI 19 is secured on `the counter shaft and is connected by a cord 20 to a pulley 21 secured on the armature shaft of an electric motor 22 mounted on a bracket- 23 secured to frame 1. This provides means Wherebytthe '-drum may be rotated during the ironing operation.

The drum 10 coperates viv/ith an ironing member 24.- This member includes a relatively thick ironing plate 25 which extends about the inner portion of the drum, and is concaved to conform substantially to the ed on'the outer side of plate and contains suitable burners 27 for heating sald'plate. A supplemental ironing plate 28 is slidably curvature of the drum. A hood 26 is mounte mounted in -plate 25", afsuitable housing 29A being provided over the opening 30 in Which this supplemental plate operates. An operating rod `31 is connected at one end, by ball and socket connections, to plate 28.-. The

other end of this rod Lis connected to an eccentric 32 secured on a counter 'shaft 33 rotatably mounted in a standard 34 positioned adjacent the back of plate 2, a bevel pinion 35 is secured on the forward end of shaft 33 and meshes with a bevel gear. 36 loose on shaft 4, this bevel gear being provided With a clutch element 37 -Which cooperates with a companion element 38. feathered on the shaft angd adjusted by a clutch from the outer standard 3. By means of clutch lever 39 the plate 28 may be reciprocated at Will during toperation, of the machine. This supplemental plate 28 is very useful in ironing skirtsand similar articdesr lever 39 pivoted to a -nger 40 projectingJ having plaits at the waist or hip portions, as

this member-reciprocating longitudinally of the drum Serves to effectually smooth and pressthe plaits and prevents spreading or wrinkling ofthe same such as would occur if this supplemental reciprocating member 'were not, provided. f

, rl`wo,links 4l are pivoted at their outer ends to an upright 42 secured to the corner of plate 2 adjacent the outer end of the drum, and the inner ends of these links are pivoted at'41a to the outer end of hood 26. Similar linksv 43-are pivoted to inner standard 3 and to the inner end of the hood. The

lower link of each pair is connected by a rod 44 to one arm of a bell crank 45the outer arm ot which is connected by pin and slot connections to a rod 46 slidable in` bearings- 46a. One end of rod 46 is loosely connected to an arm 47 carried by an adjusting-rod 48 Workably mounted in bearings 49 and pro' vided at one end with a lever 50 secured thereon. As will be clear from F ig. 7, by turning the lever in proper directions the ironing plate 25 and associated parts may be readily adjusted toward and away from the drum as required to suit the thickness of thegoods being ironed or forintroducing a skirt over the drum.

A vertical sleeve 51 is secured to standard' 34 and coperates with a similar sleeve 52 carried by upright 42 to support two ver tical poles 53. These poles carry substantially triangular frames 54 which support spaced horizontal bars 55 which form a rack for supporting the articles being ironed. As this rack is positioned above the machine I effect a material saving in space compared to the usual racks or arms which project from the sides of ironing machmes of the type nowin common use.

As will be understood, there may be changes made in details 'of construction and arrangement of parts of the invention without departing ifrom the field and scope of the same, and l intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the goods to ybe ironed of greater width than the length of said drum.

2. In an ironing machine, the combination of a single horizontal drum of uniform diam'eter supported at both ends; the outer support of said drum comprising an arm extending below land adjacent to the whole length of said drum and secured to the inner support; a spider mounted on the extension of the shaft of said drum protruding beyond the outside support, said spider having a plurality of'horizontal apertures circumferentially disposed to correspond to the periphery of said drum and a plurality of bars insertible and `securable in said apertures.

'ln testimony whereof I aHiX my si Y WILMER H. YER ES.

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